Serum values of metalloproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 as related to unstable plaque and inflammatory cells in patients with greater than 70% carotid artery stenosis
- 30 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Vol. 40 (3), 469-475
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2004.06.023
Abstract
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